Sentence examples for on best behavior from inspiring English sources

Everyone dresses up, preferably in new clothes, and is on best behavior.

He was the subject of a little respectful ribbing, but he was the captain, so everyone was on best behavior.

Silver is deeply, unpretentiously polite, with an air of mischief that makes it seem as if he were always slightly struggling to stay on best behavior.

In strode Sylvia Zerbini, 40, the herd's trainer, and suddenly everybody was on best behavior (save a stray kick in the direction of a buddy's head).

Suddenly we were someplace fancy, a beautiful old New York City mansion turned museum, like The Frick, where everyone was dressed nicely and on best behavior.

The landlord-tenant relationship is "always a difficult situation; add the employee relationship to it, and it could be better," he said, adding that it may lead the tenant to be on best behavior.

He sounded just the way the lady felt--on his best behavior.

The Palm was on its best behavior on Sunday night.

All of the attending dogs and one cat were on their best behavior.

On "Further Explorations," though, he remains on his best behavior and is lustrous in his restraint.

By contrast: "On the first day of school, everybody's on their best behavior".